Tag: Sylvera

UNDP and Sylvera launch Carbon Data Access Partnership to unlock Africa’s carbon potential

Stuart Mitchell

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and leading carbon data platform Sylvera have launched a partnership at the margin of the 38th African Union Summit to provide better access to carbon market insights for African countries. The Carbon Data Access Partnership (CaDAP) will provide comprehensive data on carbon projects via Sylvera’s carbon data platform, giving participating countries’ governments access to insights on over 21,000 projects. The partnership will enable African government officials to have full sight of existing and planned carbon projects within their territories. By facilitating access to data,…

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Sylvera bolsters carbon data capabilities with senior hire and acquires market-leading dataset

Stuart Mitchell

Sylvera, a leading provider of carbon ratings, tools and data, today announces the recent senior hire of Aaron Tam. Tam joins as Product Director to lead Sylvera’s Market Data team and strengthen its data proposition for customers. It comes as Sylvera announces a strategic investment into its data capabilities, with the acquisition of the exclusive rights to a market-leading pricing dataset for the voluntary carbon market. Sylvera already provides extensive project pricing data for clients, including historical pricing trends across vintages through several partnerships with external providers to enable customers…

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Carbon markets returned to growth in 2024 as part of ‘gradual but significant transition’, Sylvera finds

Stuart Mitchell

Sylvera, a leading carbon data platform, has today launched its State of Carbon Credits Report 2024 analysing market data to review the state of the market, discussing underlying drivers and future implications for buyers and investors. The report found that the market returned to growth in 2024, albeit at a marginal rate of 0.2%, mirroring a plateau that has affected the industry since 2021. Total retirements in 2024 amounted to 176 million. A gradual shift to higher-quality projects The report finds that total demand remains strong, driven by growing recognition that…

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Board control of net zero set to increase as a majority of corporate leaders see the net zero transition as ‘a significant opportunity’, major survey finds

Stuart Mitchell

Business leaders across the UK and US are preparing to take greater control of net zero plans within their companies, according to a new report from carbon data platform Sylvera. As the need for climate action grows, and with it the need to meet net zero targets while managing growing reputational and regulatory risk, a majority (57%) of C-suite executives plan to increase their governance of net-zero measures. The findings are featured in a new report, Navigating net zero: Turning climate strategy into corporate strategy, published by Sylvera today. It…

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Sylvera publishes first Article 6 carbon project rating

Stuart Mitchell

Sylvera, a leading carbon data platform, today announces that it has rated a cookstove project in Ghana, credits of which are being bought by Switzerland to count towards the nation’s targets under the Paris Agreement. This is the first time an Article 6 project has been given an independent, external rating of quality. With the credits now authorised for transfer, they will become recognised as Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. While ITMOs are subject to specific integrity requirements, the climate impact of carbon…

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